scope:

This standard shall apply to processes in which articles or materials are passed through tanks, vats, containers, or process equipment that contain flammable or combustible liquids, including but not limited to dipping, roll coating, flow coating, curtain coating, and cleaning.

This standard shall also apply to the use of water-borne, water-based, and water-reducible materials that contain flammable or combustible liquids or that produce combustible deposits or residues.

This standard shall not apply to processes involving noncombustible liquids.

This standard shall not apply to the use of a liquid that does not have a fire point when tested in accordance with ASTM D 92, Standard Test Method for Flash and Fire Points by Cleveland Open Cup, up to the boiling point of the liquid or up to a temperature at which the sample being tested shows an obvious physical change.